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Radio 4,05 Aug 2021,28 mins

The Football Episode

Resist Phony Encores!

Available for 204 days

Comedy conversations. Gruff Rhys investigates crowd behaviour : football crowds and football chants, real and unreal. Is a music crowd more unified than a sports crowd? Why did Wales lose 4 - 0 in Amsterdam? Was Gruff watching the wrong telly? Did the crowd make a difference? What makes a good football song? Do the Brazilians have the answer? and what was Pele doing in a transit van in Grangetown, Cardiff? Gruff Rhys with Jeferson Lobo, The Barry Horns, Tim Hartley and Autograph Sound. Director - John Norton A BBC Cymru Wales Production

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